A Litany for the Feast of All Saints and Blessed of the Society of Jesus

November 5, 2013 — Today is the feast of All Saints and Blessed of the Society of Jesus. We remember the Jesuits and all those who have lived Ignatian values in inspirational ways today. In honor of the feast day, Jesuits.org is sharing this litany prayer invoking the intercession of the saints and blesseds of the Society of Jesus.

Litany of the Saints and Blessed of the Society of Jesus(in an expanded form of that used first by Jesuits in the concentration camp at Dachau)

Lord, have mercy, Lord, have mercy.Christ, have mercy, Christ, have mercy.Lord, have mercy, Lord, have mercy.Christ, hear us, Christ, graciously hear us.
God, our Father in heaven, Have mercy on us.God the Son, Redeemer of the World, Have mercy on us.God the Holy Spirit, Have mercy on us.Holy Trinity, one God, Have mercy on us.

Holy Mary, Mother of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Pray for us.Holy Mary, Mother and Queen of our Society, Pray for us.Holy Virgin of Montserrat, Pray for us.Our Lady of the Way, Pray for us.

Holy Father Ignatius, Pray for us.St. Francis Xavier, first companion and missionary, Pray for us.St. Francis Borgia, model of renunciation, Pray for us.St. Stanislaus Kostka, model and patron of novices, Pray for us.Sts. Edmund Campion, Robert Southwell and companions, martyrs of Christ in England, Pray for us.St. Aloysius Gonzaga and St. John Berchmans, models and patrons of our scholastics, Pray for us.Sts. Paul Miki, James Kisai and John Soan de Goto, martyrs of Christ in Japan, Pray for us.St. Peter Canisius and St. Robert Bellarmine, doctors of the church, Pray for us.St. John Ogilvie, martyr of Christ in Scotland, Pray for us.Sts. Bernardine Realino, John Francis Regis and Francis Jerome, missioners to people in town and country, Pray for us.St. Alphonsus Rodriguez, model and patron of our brothers, Pray for us.Sts. Melchior Grodziecki and Stephen Pongrácz, martyrs of Christ in Košice, Pray for us.Sts. Roch Gonzalez, Alphonsus Rodriguez and John del Castillo, martyrs of Christ in Paraguay, Pray for us.Sts. John de Brébeuf, Isaac Jogues and companions, martyrs of Christ in North America, Pray for us.St. Peter Claver, defender of the slaves in South America, Pray for us.St. Andrew Bobola, martyr of Christ in Poland, Pray for us.St. John de Brito, martyr of Christ in India, Pray for us.St. Claude La Columbière, faithful friend and apostle of the Sacred Heart, Pray for us.St. Joseph Pignatelli, hallowed link of the old and the restored Society, Pray for us.Sts. Leo Mangin and companions, martyrs of Christ in China, Pray for us.St. Joseph Rubio, apostle of Madrid, Pray for us.

All you Saints of the Society of Jesus Pray for us.

Blessed Peter Faber, first companion and apostle of the Spiritual Exercises, Pray for us.Bl. Ignatius de Azevedo and companions, martyred while sailing for Brazil, Pray for us.Bl. Thomas Woodhouse, Ralph Ashley and companions, martyrs of Christ in England, Pray for us.Bl. Rudolph Acquaviva, Francis Aranha and companions, martyrs of Christ in India, Pray for us.Bl. James Salès and William Saultemouche, martyrs of the Eucharist in France, Pray for us.Bl. Joseph de Anchieta, apostle of Brazil, Pray for us.Bl. Charles Spinola, Sebastian Kimura and companions, martyrs of Christ in Japan Pray for us.Bl. Dominic Collins, martyr of Christ in Ireland, Pray for us.Bl. Diego Luis de San Vitores, martyr of Christ in Micronesia, Pray for us.Bl. Julian Maunoir and Anthony Baldinucci, zealous preachers of God's Word, Pray for us.Bl. James Bonnaud and companions, martyrs of Christ in France, Pray for us.Bl. James Berthieu, martyr of Christ in Madagascar, Pray for us.Bl. John Beyzym, servant of Lepers in Madagascar, Pray for us.Bl. Miguel Pro, martyr of Christ in Mexico, Pray for us.Bl. Francis Garate, humble doorkeeper who found God in all things, Pray for us.Bl. Rupert Mayer, apostle of Munich and fearless witness of truth, Pray for us.Bl. Alberto Hurtado, agent of social change in Chile, Pray for us.Bl. Tomás Sitjar Fortiá and companions, martyrs of Christ in Valencia Pray for us.

All you Blessed of the Society of Jesus, Pray for us.

Fathers and Brothers, Scholastics and Novices of the Society who have preceded us in the service of the Lord, Pray for us.

Let us pray:

Father of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ,
though we are sinners, you have called us to be his companionsand to engage in the crucial struggle of our time, the struggle for faith, justice and love.Bring to completion in us the work you began in Ignatius and so many of his followers.Place us with your Son, as you placed them,and take us under the banner of the Cross to serve him alone and his Church.We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

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